M1.6 earthquake 90 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 90 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 1:51 PM HAST (23:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-02-28 23:51:29 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.867° N, 177.941° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.291 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.892 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.992 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.593 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.593 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.592 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.392 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.915 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0107 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.8105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.0106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.7108 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.1142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.5106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.0105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.9105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.1106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.6104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.9105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.6105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.677 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.1105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.0106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.1129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.8100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.9140 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.5104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.6104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.7107 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.5104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.6104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.6104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.3104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.6104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.7104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.6103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.6104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.2106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.7104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.592 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.592 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.892 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.491 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.590 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.591 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.2123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91777521. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.